Easton Police Chief urges people to call 911 for drug overdoses

Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik is urging people to call 911 if someone is experiencing a drug overdose.

Easton's Chief of Police is reminding people to call 911 if someone is experiencing a drug overdose.

"We want to remind people that there is a Good Samaritan Law that protects people who in good faith call for emergency medical services for someone who is experiencing a drug overdose," Chief Allen Krajcik said Tuesday.

Last year in Easton there was a case of someone overdosing in a car and they hesitated to call 911, Krajcik said. "They waited a long time to call, we got the Narcan into the person and they survived," he said. "We want people to know that we can't charge them with possession if they call for help," Krajcik said. He added that the police would seize the drugs. "But the number one thing is that people get the medical help they need," Krajcik said.

Taunton police responded to four overdoses on Saturday. Brockton police are investigating the sudden deaths of two women on Friday and Saturday who died of suspected drug overdoses.